Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 265-270 , July 2008

Abnormal connectivity in the posterior cingulate and hippocampus in early Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

  • Yongxia Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • Cole Neuroscience Center, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • John H. Dougherty Jr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • Cole Neuroscience Center, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 865-544-6740; Fax: 865-544-6745.
    • ,
  • Karl F. Hubner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • Bing Bai

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Molecular Imaging, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • Rex L. Cannon

      Affiliations

    • Cole Neuroscience Center, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
    • ,
  • R. Kent Hutson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

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PII: S1552-5260(08)00125-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.04.006

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 265-270 , July 2008

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